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A FARMER SPEAKS

Gerald Dunne, Bree, Enniscorthy Married, Kathy Family, Four sons 23-15 years All children still in education Kathy working at home, full-time

FARM Home/Leased Farm: Liquid Contract 1300 litres/day (78%) Ha Quota (Litres) Owned 70 280,000 Leased 53 325,000 Managed 65 310,000 Total 176 910,000 Home/Leased Farm: Liquid Contract 1300 litres/day (78%) Cropping 2006 Ha Maize 15 Wheat/Barley 30 Grassland 131

MANAGED FARM LEASED FARMS 11 kms from home farm Owner runs a business in UK Seven years, open ended, from 1st. October 2004 LEASED FARMS 182,000 litres/28 ha since 1996 143,000 litres/25 ha since 1997 Both Farm Retirement Scheme Participants Distance 20kms from Home Farm Rent paid on land and quota since 1996 = c. €500,000 1996 Existing Family Partnership dissolved, with land/quota divided

LIVESTOCK CARRIED LABOUR EMPLOYED Dairy: Milking Cows 155 0-1 y.o. 70 Beef: 0-1 y.o. 80 1-2 y.o. 80 S.R. 2.4lu/grass ha or 1.7lu/Farm ha (c. 150kgs org N/Ha) 2005 Yields produced per cow: Home Farm 7385 litres Managed 4882 litres LABOUR EMPLOYED Own, plus two full-time in 2005 Extra man employed for 2006

2004 EFFICIENCY DETAILS Dairy Common Costs 13.22 cpl Dairy Common Profit 22.15 cpl But… Less i) Labour ii) Interest iii) Leases = Net Profit Profits are in top 10% of autumn calving winter herds – some (limited) scope for efficiency gains Teagasc 2004 Profit Monitor Analysis ex. 134 winter herds: Dairy Common Costs 12.40 cpl Dairy Common Profit 21.70 cpl

MILK QUALITY DETAILS – HOME FARM 2005 2004 Butterfat 3.95 3.98 Protein 3.42 3.39 TBC 12,000 11,000 SCC 180,000 182,000 Thermodurics 120 180 Milk Payment to reward solids yield?

KEY INGREDIENTS OF FARM EFFICIENCY Nutrition Maize Alternative Forages Animal Breeding/Milk Recording AI EBI Grassland Management Reseeding Focus on Fixed Costs Control

THE FUTURE I wish to remain in and expand milk production Further growth in production/quota Producing 1mil litres Managing 1 mil litres Quotas – How long more? Partnerships Continuation of Productivity Improvement Have a sustainable business, long-term Off-farm investment